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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
1969 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 120 min · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
People are the ultimate spectacle.
Crew
- Screenplay: James Poe, Robert E. Thompson
- Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
- Edited by: Fredric Steinkamp
- Music: Johnny Green
- Production design: Harry Horner
- Produced by: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Cast
- Jane Fonda as Gloria Beatty
- Michael Sarrazin as Robert Syverton
- Susannah York as Alice LeBlanc
- Gig Young as Rocky Gravo
- Red Buttons as Sailor
- Bonnie Bedelia as Ruby Bates
- Michael Conrad as Rollo
- Bruce Dern as James Bates
- Al Lewis as Turkey
- Robert Fields as Joel
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Palomar Pictures International, ABC Pictures, Palomar Pictures, ABC
- Themes: dancing, based on novel or book, dance competition, boardwalk, marathon, pregnant woman, endurance, depression era, prize money, dance contest
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